Couch or framed hammock.



I. E. PALMER. GOUOH OR FRAMED HAMMOGK,

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29,1909.

53fi929 Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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ISAAC E. PALMER, or MIDDLETOWN, connnorron'r, assrenon' TO-{lI-IE I. n. PALMER 00., or MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION or ocfnnnorroor.

CCIUCH 0R FRAMED HAMMOCK.

Specification of Letters latent.

i eitented Iillar. 29,- 191th.

Application filed May 2 9, 1909. Serial No. 499,186.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l. Isaac E. PALMER, a

Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Couch or, Framed Hammocks, of which the following description, in con nection with the accompanying drawings,

I manner, whether permanently or otherwise, 3 side strips or edge pieces 9- of suitable Wldth, citizen of the United tatates, residing at.

in Fig. 1. To the. upper surface of the ham- 6o mock body is applied a frame herein repre- 5 sented as composed of longitudinal members l-l and end'nienibers 5 is a specification, like numerals on the drawings representing like parts.

Thismventlon relates to couch or framed type thereof wherein the fame is applied to and 1s supported upon the upper face of the hammock body.

In order that the principles of the invention may readily be understood, I have disclosed certain types or embodiments thereof in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is .a plan view of a hammock hav mg my invention applied thereto, parts being broken away to show the underlying structure; Fig. 2 is a detail in longitudinal sec- ;tio n"taken through "one of the transverse or end-members of the frame ;,Fig. 3 is a detail the longitudinal membersof the frame; Figs.

5 secured together in any suitable manner. The longitudinal members as most clearly represented in U Figs. 1 and 3, are received upon and are hammocks, and more particularly to that l 4 and 5 are details in transverse section repf resenting slightly modified forms of the invention; and Fig. 6 is a. partial plan view with parts broken away, illustrating another form of my invention.

supported by or overlie portions of the side strips or edge pieces 9, and the end members are received upon and supported by the inner parts (3 of the said suspension ends 1 7!, so that the strain of frame support is borne. by the suspension ends. \Vithin the confines of -the longitudinal members at.% and end members 5-5the material of the body is cut away or removed, thus making a very substantial saving in material. In other words. the hammock body consists merely of suspension ends upon which are supported the end members of the frame. and suitable side stripsextcnding along the side members of the frame. Preferably the inner parts of the suspension ends are connected to the frame. Herein for the purpose'l have pro vided rods T7 secured in the longitudinal members of the frame adjacent the end members :35.* The inner parts of the said suspension ends 1 are-proylded with trans- Framed or couch hammocks now upon the market are of two general types; namely, first, that in which the frame, composed of I longitudinal and end members, is applied to the frame of the hammock applied to the under side of the hammock body, but 15 provided with transverse end members received 'and is supported upon the upper face of the hammock body, and secondly, that in which and supported upon the upper face of the hammock body or a part thereof. lit invention is more particularl adapted'to the first type of hammock and is so represented J in the type of the invention herein for illustration.

selected I 1 supported by the longitudinal members at-l Referring first to the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. the hammock body is i at- 1 in Fig. 2. As indicated in said figures, said suspension ends have formed t-herej with or connected thereto in any suitable verse hems 8, through which the rods 7 eX- tend. The said rods 7 are not intended to and do not serve as spreaders, but merely as. rods or pieces to secure the suspension ends of the hammock body to the frame to support the latter. The frame is provided with a suitable seating, represented in Figs. 1 and as composed of longitudinal andfie transverse links l0 and eyes 11, coiled springs 12 being preferably provided to connect the seating to the frame. lVhile said seating may be connected tothc frame in any suitable manner, I have herein represented the frame as provided with transverse rods 13 longitudinal expansion than the hammock body. For example, if the hammock body be made of canvas,'which is woven from cotton, I may provide burlap or jute, or in some instances flax, to resist the longitudinal expansion of the canvas. Or I may even introduce non-textile material, such as. longitudinal wire strands suitably incorporated with or reinforcing the textile material of the hammock. In Figs. 1 and 3, I have represented the suspension ends of the ham mock body as provided with strips of burlap or jute or flax 17 overlying and' if desired secured to the side strips or edge pieces 2, being interposed between them and the longitudinal members 4 of the frame.

WVithin the scope of my invention, I may I provide the hammock body with means such members 5 of the frame.

as hereinbefore described or of any other suitable construction and underlying the whole or any desired part of the frame, such means being of less longitudinal expansion than said suspension ends. For example, in'Fig. 6, I have represented a piece- 18 of burlap or jute or other suitable material of less longitudinal expansion than the suspension ends 1, said strip entirely underlying the hammock frame and being attached thereto in any suitable manner. Preferably, however, the material of which the suspension ends 1 is composed extends to, or beneath the under side of, the end In this nasegalso, the upstanding edges of the hammock body, if provided, may be of the same material as the suspension ends 1, the jute, flax or other material of less longitudinal expansion being connected to said upstanding edges in any suitablemanner. I

I do not in this applicationcla'im the invention disclosed in F ig. 6.

If the hammock body be of the genera] skeleton type previously referred to and as represented in Fig. 3, I may provide suitable means to prevent displacementof the said side stripsv or edge pieces 2, regardless ofthe particular type of seating, as by attaching said side strips or edge pieces to some suitable part of the frame. .For ex-- ample, in Fig. 4, I have represented the inner edge of said strips or pieces as con-' nected at 19 to the seating by cords or the i like. In Fig. 5, I have represented one or -two additional stripsQO' extending from and connectedto the end portions ofthe hammock and overlying the longitudinal members 4, and preferably connected to the underlying ieces 2 by cords 21 or the like, or connected directly to the seating.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that. the framed hammock herein disclosed is of simple construction, and

that it requires substantially the minimum amount of hammock material. The hammock body is effectively attached to. the

embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scorof the invention beg ing set forth in the foiowing, claims.

Claims. I v 1. A couch hammock comprising in combination a hammock body having suspension means, and a frame having iong'itudinal and end members, all adapted to be received and supported upon the upper face of said body, the material of the body being v 100 cut away or removed from within the con- Having. thus described one illustrative fines of said longitudinal and end members,-

whereby a substantial saving of material is effected; means for attaching the hammock body ends to'the said frame, and a. seating distinct from said hammock body and secured to said frame.

2. A couch hammock comprising in combination a hammock body having ends adapted to be suspended to a support, a

frame having longitudinal and end members all adapted to be received and support-v ed upon the upper face of said body, the said body bein cut away or removedfrom Within the confines of said longitudinaland end members, means for attachin the underl-ying, inner parts of said ammock body ends to the said frame, and'a" seating distinct. from said hammock body. and secured to'the said frame. V

3. A couch hammock comprising in conibination a hammock body having suspension ends, spaced side strips or e gc pieces connected to and uniting said ends and a frame having longitudinal and en members, said .longitudinal members being adapted to be received upon said side strips.

and said end members being adapted to be received upon the innerparts of said suspension ends,;and a' seating distinct from the hammock'body and securedto said frame.

4. A couch hammock comprising in combmation a hammock body havlngsuspension ends, connected by spaced, side straps or edge pieces, and a f 'ame'having longitudinal and end members, said longitudinal members being adapted to be received upon said side strips and said end membersbeing adapted to be received upon the inner parts of said suspension ends, cross pieces secured to said frame and to which the inner parts of said suspension ends are connected, and a seating secured to said frame.

.of said suspension ends, a' pair of cross pieces secured to said frame adjacent to each of said end members, the inner parts of said suspension ends being respectively connected to one of each of said pair of cross pieces, and a seating secured to the other'cross pieces. I

(3. A couch hammock comprising in combination, a hammock body having suspension ends, connected by spaced, side strips or edge pieces, and a frame having longitudinal and end members, said longitudinal members being adapted to be received upon said side strips and said end members being adapted to be received upon the inner parts of said suspension ends, and strips of material less extensible than said side strips, and attached to said hammock body to resist the longitudinal strain to which the latter is subjected in use.

7. A couch hammock comprising in combination suspension ends of textile material,

a frame having longitudinal and end members, said suspension ends being transversely connected to said frame, and spaced side strips or edge pieces of textile material extending along and upstanding from the longitudinal members of the frame, the textile material being removed from ithin the confines of said longitudinal and end members, whereby a substantial saving of material is effected, and a seating distinct from said suspension ends and side strips and secured to said frame.

8. A couch hammock comprising in combination a hammock body having suspension ends, spaced side 'strips or edge pieces of material having less loi'igitudinal expansion than said ends and connected thereto,

a frame having longitudinal and end members adapted to be received upon said side strips and inner parts of said end members respectively, and a seating directly'secured to said frame. Y

9. A. couch hammock comprising in combination a hammock body having suspenseating secured to said frame;

In testimony whereof, have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing itnesses.

ISAAC PALMER.

Witnesses FRED. E. FOWLER,

G120. C. HAINs. 

